AUSTIN, Texas — On Saturday against the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks, Texas Longhorns junior running back Jaydon Blue set career highs in carries (25), rushing yards (124), and rushing touchdowns (three). Blue had a receiving touchdown, too.
On Monday morning, Blue walked out of his position meeting, went up to Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian, and told him, “Man, I should have played a lot better than I did.”
It’s the type of mentality that Sarkisian said typifies his No. 1-ranked team. For Blue, his relentless approach to improvement reflects a hard-earned maturity after spending an offseason gaining hard-earned weight in an effort to increase his durability and run more effectively between the tackles.